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Business: Page 27

Business
Tank washouts bring cost, time investment into focus for liquid bulk niche haulers
Getting used to planning for washouts -- both the time and money involved -- is a must for most tank owner-operators. If you're jumping in anew, get ready to basically relearn how to drive, too, with the big slosh.
June 17, 2025
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Diesel prices back on the rise, spot rates flat to mixed
Since hitting a nearly 4-year low earlier this month, diesel's up 12 cents nationwide, with spot rates flat to mixed. Also: Ohio couple who owned trucking companies pleaded guilty to pandemic loan fraud charges.
June 17, 2025
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Small Fleet Champ
Doing it right the first time: Small Fleet Champ Paul Rissler, for the long haul
In this week's edition of Overdrive Radio, listen into a tour around the headquarters of Paul Rissler Transportation, current Small Fleet Champ, on the old home place for the big Rissler trucking family.
June 16, 2025
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Business
Liquid-bulk tanker: At once rare and common challenges for owner-ops come with rewards
While some business issues are ubiquitous across trucking -- rates not keeping up with costs, expensive equipment and insurance -- liquid-bulk tanking comes with plenty unique difficulties owner-operators and small fleets must overcome.
June 13, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
Trucker marketing 101: How small fleets and owner-operators stand out online
Small trucking companies operate in extra-competitive markets. A few well-placed online assets can help you engage more clients and show your audience that you might be a small biz, but you're professional and reliable enough for big contracts.
June 11, 2025
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Business
New carrier-focused features added to major load board
Truckstop has added four new features to its load board, with three more on the way, to provide carriers with more visibility into loads and make it easier to work with trusted brokers.
June 10, 2025
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Trucker of the Year
Consistency, focus on long-term relationship value: Trucker of the Month Rufus Morris
Morris you can for sure call a little old-school in approach, yet he clearly keeps an eye on new ways and new people, too. In today’s episode of Overdrive Radio, you’ll hear from him a clear priority placed on business relationships invested in, cemented over time.
June 9, 2025
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Business
LoadPay digital banking tool: Recent-history evolution, utility for owner-ops
Now under the umbrella of the Triumph company, perhaps best known for its factoring service in the past, LoadPay is used by 400-plus brokers and dozens of factoring companies to speed up payment to owner-operators and other carriers. C.H. Robinson recently added cash-advance-at-pickup utility, too.
June 6, 2025
The LoadPay card is a direct-debit card for use of funds from owner-operator's LoadPay account. Find the service website via this link.
Regulations
Independent contractor 'regulatory whiplash': Trucking calls for clarity, preservation of option
Legislation introduced earlier this year would once again change how worker classification determinations should be made but could prevent "regulatory whiplash" of the last half decade.
June 4, 2025
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Partners in Business
Fickle freight on spot load boards can't build the customer base for you
Too many truckers rely solely on big broker boards as a primary source for freight, leaving owners at the mercy of fast spot market fluctuations. It can to lead to short-term thinking and inconsistent revenue.
June 4, 2025
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Regulations
The 18 'burdensome' regulations FMCSA proposes to rescind, amend
Of the 18 proposed rules, eight would rescind existing regulations and 10 offer amendments to existing rules aimed at streamlining burden of regs compliance and clarifying several points of confusion. Comments are now open on all 18.
June 3, 2025
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Overdrive Radio
Knowing what 'might' work isn't enough: How four owner-ops learn from biz failures
The owner-operator brain trust that is the Trucking Solutions Group lent us a window into their decades of combined experience at MATS in a panel discussion called "Failing! ... to Succeed," acknowledging there's a whole heck of a lot all of us learn from our own, and others', failures.
June 2, 2025
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Trucker of the Year
Back to business: Rufus Morris finds stability, long-term value with leasing partner
A year and a half ago, the North Carolina-based Morris got an unexpected offer from a valued freight partner. Taking it, his oversize-steel bread and butter has the business poised for long-term success after decades trucking. The owner-operator is Overdrive's Trucker of the Month for May.
May 30, 2025
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Regulations
Congress looks to codify ELP requirements for truck drivers
Lawmakers in the U.S. House introduced a bill to backstop President Trump's Executive Order and existing regulation requiring truck drivers to have English language proficiency to be able to drive a truck. Also: ELD provider's updated site; California fleet who used COVID paycheck loan to buy land pleads guilty.
May 30, 2025
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Regulations
FMCSA repeals old carrier route regs | NYC truck tolls can continue: Court
FMCSA announced two final rules that will take effect immediately, part of deregulatory efforts spurred by Trump administration. Also: Judge issues injunction temporarily blocking DOT from taking action against New York over congestion pricing.
May 29, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
'One Big Beautiful Bill' that needs to be prettier for company drivers
There's a good bit to like for owner-operators and fleets in the House-passed budget bill, but there’s a lot that’s not so beautiful for truckers, too, particularly company drivers. Clifford Petersen here breaks down what he feels Senators need to prioritize as they consider their own version.
May 28, 2025
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Business
Post-Roadcheck rates: How did the spot market respond?
Freight market analysts reported a bump in dry van rates during the week following Roadcheck, while reefer and flatbed rates slid. Also: I-75 rest areas to close for renovations in this state; Port of Savannah launches new trucker app; shippers' market conditions saw slight improvement in March.
May 28, 2025
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Regulations
Another legal blow to the trucking case against California's AB 5 contractor law
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against OOIDA's challenge to the state's AB 5 independent contractor classification law, which jeopardizes the business models of leased owner-operators.
May 28, 2025
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